Very clever (and true!). You missed the fact that Arizonans will park at the furthest end of the parking lot to be under a scraggly tree providing very little shade during the middle of the summer. Oh, and I can pronounce all of those words (Canyon de Chelly is canyon de shay) including Hohokam the correct way. And that oven mitt thing? I've seen people drive with as few fingers as physically possible while waiting for the car to cool down! Maybe I've lived here too long?

I forgot to mention that we do have mosquitoes now that Tempe has a town lake (don't get me started on that one) but I do, indeed, PAY for covered parking at work. I have my own space for which I pay $100 a year. It's worth it!

This isn't a downtown location - it is a gated parking lot that only has a few covered spaces. Parking normally is free and they have a waiting list for assigned parking spaces. No one else can park in my spot and I appreciate the shade.